Adult literacy in Canada, the United States and Germany

AUTHOR(S)

Clark, Warren

PUB. DATE

December 1996

SOURCE

Canadian Social Trends;Winter96, Issue 43, p27

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on the level of literacy in industrialized countries particularly in Canada, the United States and Germany. Definition of literacy by International Adult Literacy Survey; Comparison of literacy skills of the three countries; Contribution of literacy to the economy; Gender differences in literacy. INSET: International Adult Literacy Survey..

ACCESSION #

9706260476

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